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Minimal Dual-Incision ORIF of the Calcaneus

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The treatment of calcaneal fractures continues to evolve. In the past 25 years, a great deal of information about the mechanism of injury, the fracture patterns, and treatment have been rediscovered, confirmed, and instituted. This progress has established the principles that are applied in open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of these fractures. The techniques by which these principles are applied continue to advance and change. What was done through a large exposure can be done with smaller incisions and less tissue disruption without diminishing the end result. The dual-incision approach to the heel fracture is an example of this change.

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  1. Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center of Hampton Roads, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, 100 Wimbledon Square, 736 North Battlefield Blvd, Chesapeake, VA, 23320, USA

    Michael M. Romash

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  1. Insall Scott Kelly Institute, East 64th St. 210, New York, 10021, U.S.A.

    Giles R. Scuderi

  2. Orthopaedic Center of New Jersey, Route 27 1527, Somerset, 08873, U.S.A.

    Alfred J. Tria

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Romash, M.M. (2010). Minimal Dual-Incision ORIF of the Calcaneus. In: Scuderi, G., Tria, A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery in Orthopedics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76608-9_59

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